Author: Crafty Rat

Another one from the digi pile. Even relatively simple designs from Power Poppy have such a lot of gorgeous detail; they are a joy to colour. I kept the colouring simple and added highlights on the berries with a gold gel pen. Glossy accents gives a bit of dimension and a lot of shine. I… Continue reading Holly berries

Just as I always try to find blackberries and cute critters for my mum, so I have to do bunnies for my other half's sister. I'd used all the nice ones in my stash so I had to go hunt for a new source of wabbits and found Lee Holland, illustrator of lots of cute… Continue reading Bouncing bunny

This next batch of cards is 100% inspired by Emma over at Puddleside Musings — I was especially taken by the sunburst design she created in Making Simple Cards from Scraps. I don't have a lot of Christmassy paper scraps, but I do have whole pads of paper which really need using 🙂 Now, I… Continue reading Patterned paper Christmas

One of the nice things about taking part in the Daily Marker colouring challenge is that I get to make my pile of printed digi stamps a bit smaller. Or at least I do on those occasions when I remember to check how many I have before printing a whole load of extras just in… Continue reading Reindeer pair

I’ve been working with Copic markers for more than four years and the vast majority of that has involved colouring stamped or printed images. There have been a few times when I’ve hand-drawn pictures and coloured those, but that’s still working within the lines, just lines that I’ve made and that aren’t as solid as… Continue reading Colouring a winter wonderland

Another small batch of Christmas cards; unlike recent batches, these are not all identical, but they are made with the same techniques and layout. I've used Brusho before, but mostly in the "add Brusho, spray with water and fingers crossed it looks okay" way. These were a bit more controlled. The technique was inspired by… Continue reading Christmas splash of colour

I picked up this clear stamp in the run-up to last Christmas, but I never got around to using it. I rarely buy "scene" stamps — I generally prefer to build my own scenes — but I thought this was cute. The card layout is simple: a layer of matching patterned paper, a strip of… Continue reading Winnie’s Christmas wreath